NSE4 · Question #166
A firewall policy has been configured such that traffic logging is disabled and a UTM function is enabled. In addition, the system setting `utm-incident-traffic-log' has been enabled. In which log…
The correct answer is A. Traffic. Even if general traffic logging is disabled on a firewall policy, enabling the utm-incident-traffic-log system setting ensures that UTM events triggered by that policy are still recorded in the traffic logs.
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A firewall policy has been configured such that traffic logging is disabled and a UTM function is enabled. In addition, the system setting `utm-incident-traffic-log' has been enabled. In which log will a UTM event message be stored?
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- ATraffic
- BUTM
- CSystem
- DNone
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Even if general traffic logging is disabled on a firewall policy, enabling the `utm-incident-traffic-log` system setting ensures that UTM events triggered by that policy are still recorded in the traffic logs.
The `utm-incident-traffic-log` setting specifically forces the logging of traffic that triggers a UTM incident, even if general logging for the firewall policy itself is disabled, directing these specific incident details to the traffic logs.
While UTM events are related to UTM functions, the FortiGate stores these specific incident logs in the 'Traffic' log category when `utm-incident-traffic-log` is enabled, not in a separate 'UTM' log category.
System logs typically record events related to the FortiGate's operational status, configuration changes, or system health, not individual traffic flow incidents or UTM events.
This is incorrect because the `utm-incident-traffic-log` setting is designed precisely to ensure that UTM incident events are logged despite general policy logging being disabled.
Concept tested: FortiGate UTM incident logging behavior
Source: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/administration-guide/860492/log-settings
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